The business of theatre

Among the many things that Drama teachers have become more aware of while remote teaching, is the wonderful world of technical theatre and theatre design. Being on the visual end of the art form we love, it can be vital to the success of the overall performance; and it has been a valid approach for students while working home alone.

Now we have developed some work, it is time to turn our attention to the business of theatre. We've all done the posters – and I'm not knocking a good poster task – but there's a lot more to it than that. As theatre starts to pull itself out of the doldrums, areas such as marketing and programming are potentially the next things to tackle. Think of the time you'll save by being able to delegate some of that work for the school show, and maybe support some of your students into a career in the arts.